Metal crosstie



C. L. KENNEY ET AL June 5, 1 923.

METAL CROSSTIE Filed July 28. 1922 F rm; 2

ATTORNEYS Patented June ,5, 1923.

UNITED STAT CARL L. KENNEY, or noRMoNT, AND s'rA LnY PENNSYLVANIA; SAID KE NEY ASSIGNOR T0 SAID clis'rEnLrN Application filed Iu as,

To all whom it may concemt:

Be it known that we, CARL L. KnNNnY and STANLEY M, CAsTnRmN-n, citizens of the United States, residing, at Dormont and.

Grafton, respectively, in the county of Allee railroads, especially those used in and about mines, and relatesparticularly to a clamp construction for securing the rail in posi- ;tion on thetie.

'A large number ofone-piece ties for-use in connection with mining operations have been devised, man'y'of which have gone into practical use, while many others are come mercially impractical. Some ofrthose-most commonly used employ wedges; of different kinds, while others utilize bolts and nuts, which must be applied and removed in laying and removing the rails, and which are frequently'lost, holding up operations until new ones can be found-and applied, and which necessitate the -ininers carrying wrenches withlwhich to effect the applica-' tionand removal of nuts. j Y

The present-invention has for its primaryobject to providea clamp of simple construction which may be fiXed in clamping relation or released in'a moments time, and

whichmay be removably clamped by rail spikes, large spikes found around mines, or small pieces of metal or wood found in and around mines. I

,Ourinvention may be readily understood by reference to the accompanying drawings, in which: Z 7

Fig.1 is a longitudinal section through portion of a steel .tie, with'lour. clamp applied thereto; g I g Y 7 Big. 2 is a transverse sectionon line A A ofFigrl;

Fig. 3 is a perspective viewshowing one end of the tiewitha rail'inplace thereon; and

Figure 4 is a view similar to Fig; 1, showing a slightly heavier rail in position on the tie.

In the drawings, 5 designates a metal cross tie of any suitable shape. Asshown, however, it is preferably channel-shaped in cross section, withthe flanges turnedydowm wardly. In the flat partof the tie, near the the upward spring of the metal. wedge can be easily driven -out,however,

1922. Serial N0. $78,149. I I

end thereof, is an opening 6,1this opening being. so near thelend that may a narrow M. oAsrEnmNEj or oaArroN,

strip or bridge of'metal 7 is provided at the end of thetie, tie is shown, it will be understood thatboth ends'are made alike.,-

Spaced back fromtheend of, the tie a i cientdistance and riveted thereto, is a cleat 8, under which ,the inner flange a of the rail, I

designated A, extends.

A metal strap 9 hasa reduced end which i is bent around the inte ral bridge 7 to form an eye 10 on-the end ofthe strap, by-means I of which the strap is hingedly secured to the i318. This, strap, when'swung inwardly, is

adapted to extend over the outer flange a v, 7 So much of the constructiouis oldjinthe art, and it has heretoforebeen-the practice to secure this strap inclamping po- According to'the present. invention, the

of ,the rail.

sitionby' means of a-bo lt..

strap is prefer'ably bj t t 11 to form 3min,

silient bow. A longitudinal slot 12f is also formed in thestrap A stud l3-is passed through thetie in juxtaposition toth'el slot in the strapyand the lower end of the stud is riveted over to secure the stud in position. I

- The upper end 13 of; the studfisfenlarged I and has a slot or eye '14 therein, which slot preferably extends transversely relatively to.

the strap.

1 'Whenthe strap swung over'itoi clamping position; the upper end of the stud projects through slot12in the strap. A'wedge mem 1 ber, such as an ordinary rail spike .l5,'--is engaging position andholding it there. f The bow in the strap'will enable the strap to yield sufliciently toqallow the spike to be driven wellthrough the sic-t the slot. or eyelet in the stud. The strap will" be "sufficiently resilient to clamp the rail and the spike or otherwedge will be clamped against accidental disp-lacemenst by uch when it is desiredto remove the'rail.

In Fig. 1". theclamp is shown applied to 'a smallsized rail; In Fig. 4;, the rail A is 90,. p then driven throughfslot-lin the upper end- ;of the stud, forcing the strap downinto rail.

heavier. Consequently, the web of the rail is disposed a slight distance nearer the outer end of the tie. When the strap is swung inwardly to clamping position, it is of such length that its free end will hit the web of the rail. By forcing the strap down, it may be sprung into position and will tightly hold the rail in place.

From the foregoing, it may be seen that the clamp is eiiective with rails of difierent sizes, so that the tie can be made in a standard size to receive varying weights of rails. The clamping means is highly efficient, and the simple way inwhich it can be locked in clamping position by driving in a cross key or wedge is far superior tothe constructions ber, means on said tie member "for engaging one side of a rail, a strap for engagement with the other side of the rail hingedly secured to said tie and movable into and out of rail-engaging position, a projecting member on said tie, said strap having an opening therein through which said projecting member extends when the strap is in rail engaging position, and a cross member slidably engaging the projecting member and adapted. to extend over said strap when said strap is in rail engaging position, for locking the strap in such position.

2. it rail tie comprising across tie member,

means on said tie member for engaging one side 01 a rail, a strap for engagen'ient with the other side of the rail hingedly secured to said tie and movable into and out of rail engaging position, a projecting member on said tie, said strap having an opening therein through which said projecting member e3:- tends when the strap isin rail engaging position, and a removable key slida'bly engaging the projecting member and adapted to-eXtend over said strap when said strap is in rail'engaging position, for looking the strap in such position.

3. A rail tie comprising a metalliccross tie member, a rail engaging cleaton said tie member, a rail engaging strap hingedly secured to the tie and capable of being swung into and out of rail engaging positio'n, projecting means on said tie, said strap having an opening therein through which the projecting means on said tie extends when the strap is in rail engaging position, said pro ecting member having an opening therethrough, and a cross-key re- .movably inserted in said opening for enga'g mg said strap when it is in rail engaging position, for locking the strap in such position.

4. A rail tie comprising ia main cross tie member, a rail engaging cleat thereon,

strap having one end hingedly connected with said tie in such ma nner that'the other end is movable through an are into and out having a slot therein, a stud member secured to said tie and having an enlarged upper end adapted to project through the slot in said strap when the strap is in rail engaging position, and transversely extending means on the enlarged upper end of said stud for locking the strap in rail engaging position.

6. A rail tie comprising a main cross tie member, means thereon for engaging one side of a rail, means for engaging the other side of the rail includingastrap hingedly connected with the tie and movable into and out of rail engaging position, said strap being of sucha shape as to be somewhat 1e; silient when in engagement with a rail, a projecting means on said 'tie adaptedto'exe tend above the strap when the strap is in rail engaging position, and a key slidably engaging the upper part of said projecting member for locking said strap in rail engaging position, and holding said strap under compression whereby the clamping tion thereof is increased and said hey is frictionally held against accidental dis placement.

In testimony whereof we aiiin our signa tures.

CARL L. KENNEY. STANLEY M. GASTERLI'NE. 

